Aminath Shauna (born 31 January 1985)[1] is a Maldivian politician who served as the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Technology of the Maldives.

In 2009, President Nasheed famously held a meeting of his cabinet underwater to highlight the threats of rising seas to the low-lying Maldives.

[6] In May 2021, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih appointed Shauna as Minister of the Environment, Climate Change, and Technology for the Maldives, a position that also included the energy brief.

[7] During her time in office, Shauna spearheaded policies that led to a tripling of investments in renewable energy, a national phase out of single-use plastics, and a large expansion in the country’s network of protected areas, including coral reefs, sandbanks, uninhabited islands, mangroves, and surf breaks.

[11][12] In October 2023, Shauna published an op-ed in The New York Times arguing that small island developing states, such as the Maldives, struggle to adopt renewable energy because of the high cost of borrowing money to finance such projects.